Xiang Yu fights the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 72 Long-term Planning
On Han Sui's side, of course he thought that after Zhang Wen's army assembled, it would be possible to chase him, but he was not worried about this, and even hoped that the other party would do so, because he had already made preparations in advance and waited until the chasing troops Come, he will personally lead the army to fight back.

Han Sui's withdrawal route was to go west along the Weihe River, cross Linwei in Guangwei County, reach Tianshui and Jixian County, and store part of his troops in Xixian County southwest of Tianshui. With the momentum of the corner, if Zhang Wen leads the army to invade Tianshui, the troops of Ji County and Xi County can quickly provide support.

There are several advantages of Xiliang cavalry. One is that their horses are big. Later generations have Liangzhou big horses, which are rampant in the world. At this time, the Wuwei generation in Liangzhou Hexi Corridor has very lush grasslands. After obtaining excellent horse breeds such as Dawan horse and Wusun horse, they were mixed with local horse breeds in Wuwei generation.

As a result, the quality of the horse breeds of the Liangzhou generation has been greatly enhanced. These tall war horses have more powerful impact and speed. There are also a certain proportion of Xiliang war horses in the Eastern Han court, but compared with the Xiliang army, they are still inferior. There is a certain gap.

The second advantage lies in the ability to adapt to mountainous combat. Liangzhou is mountainous. These Liangzhou cavalry are very good at using mountainous terrain and cavalry to attack the enemy. In fact, there is no way to completely defeat the Xiliang cavalry on flat ground. When this characteristic was brought into play, many Xiliang cavalry often traveled among the rocks and hills, gathering and dispersing like the wind, and their whereabouts were difficult to determine.

Therefore, if you fight with the Xiliang cavalry in the mountains, it will often be very difficult to win. This is also the key combat capability that Han Sui can rely on. The Qiang cavalry suffered a loss in the battle with Xiang Yu before, but if Xiang Yu led his army to fight these Qiang cavalry in the mountains, then the result may be different.

Even Xiang Yu can hardly reverse the gap between the Central Plains cavalry and Xiliang cavalry in this respect, and even Xiang Yu's cavalry can come and go in the mountains as freely as the Xiliang cavalry, and are good at riding and shooting, but the overall number is not enough. There is a gap with Han Sui, so it is conceivable that if Han Sui's cavalry led them into the mountains, even if Xiang Yu personally commanded them, it would be difficult to win.

On the surface, Han Sui withdrew his troops, but in fact he did not retreat very far. He would not directly withdraw all his troops from Tianshui County and return to Wuwei, because the strategic position of Tianshui County is also very important. For Han Sui, or for the Eastern Han Ping rebels, the struggle for Tianshui generation will have to be done.

However, unlike Chencang, Fufeng, and Jingzhao, which have a large number of plain terrains, the terrain in Tianshui is much more complicated. In fact, it is difficult for a large-scale army to fully deploy here. For the Liang rebels, one of the advantages is that the military discipline will be better, and the formation will be tighter when fighting.

However, these advantages cannot be reflected in areas with extremely complex terrain such as mountains and hills, and no good formation can be deployed. The strong personal combat capabilities and personal combat skills of the Xiliang rebels, especially the Qiang cavalry On the contrary, it can show its advantages. In fact, this is what Zhang Wen is very worried about.

In fact, Xiang Yu had some hesitation in his heart about whether to continue chasing Han Sui, especially after he learned about the topographic structure of the upper reaches of the Wei River from the spies, he also knew that there would be very big consequences if he rashly pursued Han Sui's army. Difficulty, but he also has his own inner considerations.

First of all, the crucial point is that, with the efforts of him and Sun Jian, Han Sui had already made the attack, they defended, and Han Sui retreated, and they attacked. This was a hard-won offensive initiative. Now that they occupy Chencang City and Dashan Pass, it is equivalent to gaining strategic depth.

Under such circumstances, continuing to attack Han Sui may not be successful, but if they do not attack, they will definitely not succeed, and even if they are defeated, there is a way out. Han Sui has no way to bypass Dashanguan and Chencangcheng directly to attack them Rear, especially when they have enough frontal pressure.

At that time, even if the battle situation is unfavorable, they will be able to retreat to Dasan Pass and Chencang City, and continue to defend when the next spring comes. Another point is still because they have now obtained the opportunity to switch from defense to offense. If they can grasp this at this time With this kind of momentum, it is entirely possible to create some miracles. For Xiang Yu, he has created many miracles in his previous life.

At that time, if Han Sui can be defeated in one fell swoop, making him abandon Tianshui County and retreat to Wuwei, then after the spring of next year, they can really lead the war to the boundary of Liangzhou. The terrain there is dominated by grasslands with abundant water and grass, and Xiang Yu is sure that he can directly defeat Han Sui on the frontal battlefield there.

If that's the case, even if the unprecedented Qiang and Xiliang rebellion cannot be completely resolved, it can at least reduce the scope of its influence to a controllable range.

In Xiang Yu's heart, there is actually a longer-term plan brewing. In fact, he also covets Wuwei, a land of geomantic omen, where a large number of high-end horses can be produced. However, Xiang Yu's ultimate goal is not to be a loyal minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty. On the contrary, he will also be an important force to destroy the world of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But before that, he needs a piece of land, a place where he can settle down. The recent events made him think of a question, if Han Sui can lead these rebels to grow and grow in such a short period of time, then why? He couldn't replace them himself. In fact, although Xiang Yu had won many victories in the battle against these Xiliang rebels, he also saw some great potential in these Xiliang rebels.

They may just lack a truly powerful commander. If he can replace Han Sui as the supreme commander of the rebel army, and if he can gain the support of the vast Xiliang area and the Qiang people, then this rear area will be He fights for the greatest wealth and reliance in the world.

However, to do this, he must first subdue these rebels. In fact, he has already achieved part of this in previous battles. Many rebels have already regarded Xiang Yu as a god-like existence, and the second The point is to use the hands of these rebels to deal a fatal blow to these Eastern Han Ping rebels.

He must weaken both sides at the same time, so that he has a chance to benefit from it.

(End of this chapter)